Arboreal locomotion

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/arboreal-locomotion

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Not applicable to a behavior, but applies to species exhibiting it
2. What is the habitat?Primarily forests, woodlands, jungles, and other environments with significant tree cover globally
3. What are the different ways animals move in trees?Animals can climb, leap, swing, or glide. These styles are called scansorial, saltatorial, brachiation, and gliding.
4. How do animals keep their balance while swinging or climbing?They use special body parts like prehensile tails, long arms, and flexible ankles. These help them grip branches and stay steady.

Arboreal: Pertaining to or living in trees.
Locomotion: The ability to move from one place to another.
Biomechanics: The study of the mechanical laws relating to the movement of living things.
Adaptation: A heritable trait that increases an organism's ability to survive and reproduce in its environment.